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Redco Foundation Inc at a glance

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Redco Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$312k
Granted FY2025still arriving
19
Grants FY2025still arriving
5
States reached
$100k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0190% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Food & Nutrition$550kRecreation & Sports$186kEnvironment$117kEducation$85kYouth Development$75kHealth$70kArts & Culture$70kCrime & Legal$25kOther$0
02FY2025 · 19 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k5 grants · $25k
  • $10k–50k13 grants · $187k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $100k
$10,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$6.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Good Shepherd Food Bank$100,000
Pen Bay Soccer Club$27,000
AIO Food Pantry$25,000
Camden Hills Regional High School$20,000
Space Gallery$15,000
Midcoast Youth Center$15,000
In Her Presence$15,000
Individual grant recipient$10,000
Individual grant recipient$10,000
DocSong$10,000
Bring Change To Mind (BC2M)$10,000
Mid-Coast Recreation Center$10,000
Trout Unlimited$10,000
Wild Salmon Center$10,000
Camden Food Pantry$5,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY20–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 84% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%Sarah's Village: $10k → 8%Bring Change To Mind (BC2M): $10k → 10%Wild Salmon Center: $10k → 12%Trout Unlimited: $10k → 7%Make A Wish Foundation of Maine: $10k → 7%Midcoast Youth Center: $15k → 9%Sundog Outdoor Expeditions: $20k → 11%Sarah's Village: $10k → 8%Bring Change To Mind (BC2M): $10k → 10%Wild Salmon Center: $10k → 12%Trout Unlimited: $10k → 7%Make A Wish Foundation of Maine: $10k → 7%Sundog Outdoor Expeditions: $10k → 11%Sarah's Village: $10k → 8%Bring Change To Mind (BC2M): $10k → 10%Wild Salmon Center: $10k → 12%Trout Unlimited: $10k → 7%Space Gallery: $15k → 7%Sundog Outdoor Expeditions: $10k → 11%Bring Change To Mind (BC2M): $10k → 10%Wild Salmon Center: $10k → 12%Trout Unlimited: $10k → 7%In Her Presence: $15k → 7%Sundog Outdoor Expeditions: $10k → 11%Bring Change To Mind (BC2M): $10k → 10%Trout Unlimited: $10k → 7%Sundog Outdoor Expeditions: $10k → 11%Pen Bay Soccer Club: $27k → 11%Pen Bay Soccer Club: $24k → 11%Pen Bay Soccer Club: $10k → 11%Pen Bay Soccer Club: $24k → 11%Pen Bay Soccer Club: $24k → 11%Pen Bay Soccer Club: $24k → 11%Camden Hills Regional High School: $20k → 11%Camden Hills Regional High School: $20k → 11%Camden Hills Regional High School: $20k → 11%Mid-Coast Recreation Center: $20k → 11%Mid-Coast Recreation Center: $13k → 11%DocSong: $10k → 11%DocSong: $10k → 11%Mid-Coast Recreation Center: $10k → 11%DocSong: $10k → 11%Mid-Coast Recreation Center: $10k → 11%AIO Food Pantry: $50k → 11%AIO Food Pantry: $25k → 11%AIO Food Pantry: $25k → 11%Trekkers Inc: $20k → 11%Trekkers Inc: $10k → 11%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

98%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.3M · 20 repeat orgs$32k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +78% since the first grant, against +44% for those funded once.

20 repeat relationships: 17 still active in FY2025, 3 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

20
2

Total granted

$1.3M
$2k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+78%
+44%

Still filing today

65%
100%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $30k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthAnimalsEducationEnvironmentArts & CultureFood & NutritionOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • TI
    TREKKERS INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $60k · revenue +79%
  • MR
    MID-COAST RECREATION CENTER INC
    4× · 2020–2025 · $53k · revenue +188%
  • BC
    BRING CHANGE 2 MIND
    5× · 2021–2025 · $50k · revenue +6%

Funded once

  • FO
    Friends of Katahdin Woods & Watersgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $1k · revenue +44%
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF BAXTER STATE PARK
    one grant, 2023 · $1k · revenue +24%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Midcoast Conservancy

The mission of Midcoast Conservancy is to protect vital lands and waters on a scale that matters and to inspire wonder and action on behalf of all species and the Earth.

Environment
2
Maine Media College

Maine Media Workshops & College educates and inspires visual artists and storytellers to achieve their creative potential. We provide lifelong learning opportunities for those pursuing the fine arts and media-related professions. We are…

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3
Kennebunk Land Trust

Kennebunk Land Trust's mission is to permanently conserve and steward land to benefit natural and human communities.

Environment
4
Maine GearShare

To provide access to outdoor gear and know-how through a collaborative, equity-centered approach.

Recreation & Sports
5
Islesboro Islands Trust

The mission of Islesboro Islands Trust is to enhance the quality of residents' lives through the preservation of open space, educate all residents as to the value of the island's natural ecosystems, and act as an environmental advocate on…

Philanthropy
6
Somerset Woods Trustees

To conserve lands with significant ecological or cultural resources and manage them in a sustainable way for public benefit.

Environment
7
Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust

To preserve and protect land surrounding the appalachian trail in maine for public benefit.

Environment
8
Kennebunkport Conservation Trust

With the assistance from the community and countless volunteers, the Trust has build a network of protected places. It blends land preservation, stewardship, member engagement, education of natural and historic resources into our mission.

Environment
9
Waypoint Maine Inc

Waypoint Maine provides a comprehensive array of programs that each year provides essential services and support to over 1,000 children and adults with special needs.

Human Services
10
Ketcha Outdoors

To provide equitable access to outdoor experiences and gear, promoting well-being, sustainability and resilient communities.

Youth Development
11
Mount Desert Land and Garden Preserve

The mission of the mount desert land & garden preserve is to conserve and share the beauty of our historic lands and gardens.

—
12
Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries

Secure a sustainable future for fisheries and fishing communities in Eastern Maine and beyond.

Science & Tech
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Wild Salmon Center; the most unlike its peers is Trout Unlimited Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

17 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 17 of the 24 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
17/17
Grantees still filing
12/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

PEN BAY SOCCER CLUB: $133,000 · OtherPEN BAY SOCCER CLUBAIO Food Pantry: $100,000 · OtherAIO Food PantryCamden Hills Regional High School: $60,000 · OtherCamden Hills Regional High SchoolIndividual grant recipient: $60,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientMID-COAST RECREATION CENTER INC: $53,309 · OtherMID-COAST RECREATION CENTER INCIndividual grant recipient: $30,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipientDocSong: $30,000 · OtherDocSongCamden Food Pantry: $25,000 · OtherCoastal Mountains Land Trust: $20,000 · Other+4 more: $41,000 · Other+4 moreGood Shepherd Food Bank: $425,000 · Food & NutritionGood Shepherd Food BankBRING CHANGE 2 MIND: $50,000 · HealthRestorative Justice Project Maine: $25,000 · HealthMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MAINE: $20,000 · HealthTROUT UNLIMITED INC: $50,000 · AnimalsWILD SALMON CENTER: $45,000 · AnimalsTREKKERS INC: $60,000 · Recreation & SportsPEOPLEPLACE: $25,000 · EducationSWEET TREE ARTS: $20,000 · EducationSPACE Gallery: $20,000 · Arts & CultureFriends of Katahdin Woods & Waters: $1,000 · Arts & Culture
Other$552,309Food & Nutrition$425,000Health$95,000Animals$95,000Recreation & Sports$60,000Education$45,000Arts & Culture$21,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetGood Shepherd Food Bank: $425,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTREKKERS INC: $60,000 over 5y, 1.5% of budgetMID-COAST RECREATION CENTER INC: $53,309 over 4y, 2.0% of budgetBRING CHANGE 2 MIND: $50,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetTROUT UNLIMITED INC: $50,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetWILD SALMON CENTER: $45,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetPEOPLEPLACE: $25,000 over 5y, 1.7% of budgetRestorative Justice Project Maine: $25,000 over 5y, 0.8% of budgetSPACE Gallery: $20,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetCoastal Mountains Land Trust: $20,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetMAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MAINE: $20,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetSWEET TREE ARTS: $20,000 over 4y, 1.5% of budgetMIDCOAST YOUTH CENTER & skatepark: $15,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetMIDCOAST HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: $10,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetFriends of Katahdin Woods & Waters: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFRIENDS OF BAXTER STATE PARK: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds Good Shepherd Food Bank ↗
  • Who funds TREKKERS INC ↗
  • Who funds MID-COAST RECREATION CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds BRING CHANGE 2 MIND ↗
  • Who funds TROUT UNLIMITED INC ↗
  • Who funds WILD SALMON CENTER ↗
  • Who funds PEOPLEPLACE ↗
  • Who funds Restorative Justice Project Maine ↗
  • Who funds SPACE Gallery ↗
  • Who funds Coastal Mountains Land Trust ↗
  • Who funds MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF MAINE ↗
  • Who funds SWEET TREE ARTS ↗
  • Who funds MIDCOAST YOUTH CENTER & skatepark ↗
  • Who funds In Her Presence ↗
  • Who funds MIDCOAST HABITAT FOR HUMANITY ↗
  • Who funds Friends of Katahdin Woods & Waters ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF BAXTER STATE PARK ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Maine Community Found…Bangor Savings Bank F…Onion FoundationElmina B Sewall Found…Ann H Symington Found…Northlight Foundation…Reny Charitable Found…Morton-Kelly Charitab…Fisher Charitable Fou…John T Gorman Foundat…Vanguard Charitable E…American Endowment Fo…
Maine Community Foundation IncME24.8× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Maine Community Foundation Inc · Bangor Savings Bank Foundation · Onion Foundation · Elmina B Sewall Foundation · Ann H Symington Foundation Xxxxx6000 · Northlight Foundation Inc · Reny Charitable Foundation · Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust · Fisher Charitable Foundation · John T Gorman Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Redco Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Redco Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 49%
  • Wild Salmon Center: 49% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 24 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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More from the funding graph

The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home